Why Melinda and I swing for the fences

------=_Part_292632214_554946554.1581339776366 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_Part_292632215_1120871115.1581339776366" ------=_Part_292632215_1120871115.1581339776366 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Gates Notes Insiders Newsletter [ The Insider Edition February 10, 2020 [ Why Melinda and I swing for the fences [ ByBill Gates [ When Warren Buffett donated the majority of his wealth to our foundation, h= e told Melinda and me to =E2=80=9Cswing for the fences.=E2=80=9D That=E2=80=99s a phrase many Americans will recognize from baseball. When y= ou swing for the fences, you=E2=80=99re putting every ounce of strength int= o hitting the ball as far as possible. You know that your bat might miss th= e ball entirely=E2=80=94but that if you succeed in making contact, the rewa= rds can be huge. That=E2=80=99s how we think about our philanthropy, too. The goal isn=E2=80= =99t just incremental progress. It=E2=80=99s to put the full force of our e= fforts and resources behind the big bets that, if successful, will save and= improve lives. Our annual letter this year is all about those big bets. We write about the= work our foundation has done on health and education over the last twenty = years and why we think the risks we=E2=80=99ve taken have set us up for fut= ure progress. We also write about two issues that have emerged as prioritie= s for us=E2=80=94the climate crisis and gender equality=E2=80=94and how the= y will factor into our next 20 years. Read our 2020 annual letter here [. [ [ [ [ [ =C2=A9 2020 The Gates Notes LLC | Unsubscribe [../../../LISABI~1/AppData/Local/Temp/Adobe/Dreamweaver CC 20= 19/3ANjE1MzA2NDY%3AMDItYjIwMDQxLWU4OT= VhNjZhNzNlMDQxMTJiNjIyYzdjZGYxYjg2ZWZj%3AdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY2= 9t%3AY29udGFjdC04NjM2MmQ0ZjM2YWRlNjExODBmNDUwNjVmMzhhN2IyMS0zMjFjZGZmZDE1Nz= c0NjE5OGViNTFlMDlkY2ZmNDUwNw%3An%3An%3AZavuR7W83XrU7rsMi47C0g] ------=_Part_292632215_1120871115.1581339776366 Content-Type: text/html;charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable =20 Reflecting on the first t= wo decades of our foundation. = [3D"GatesNotes"](3D" > The Insider Edition =20 February 10, 2020 =20 =20 [[3D"Ann=]= a>](3D") =20 [Why Melinda and I swing for the fences](3D") =20 [By Bill Gates= span>](3D") =20 When Warren Buffett donated the majority of his wealth to our = foundation, he told Melinda and me to =E2=80=9Cswing for the fences.=E2=80= =9D =20 =09 That=E2=80=99s a phrase many Americans = will recognize from baseball. When you swing for the fences, you=E2=80=99re= putting every ounce of strength into hitting the ball as far as possible. = You know that your bat might miss the ball entirely=E2=80=94but that if you= succeed in making contact, the rewards can be huge. =09=20 That=E2=80=99s how we think about our p= hilanthropy, too. The goal isn=E2=80=99t just incremental progress. It=E2= =80=99s to put the full force of our efforts and resources behind the big b= ets that, if successful, will save and improve lives. =09=20 =20 =20 =09=20 =20 =09 Our annual letter this year is all abou= t those big bets. We write about the work our foundation has done on health= and education over the last twenty years and why we think the risks we=E2= =80=99ve taken have set us up for future progress. We also write about two = issues that have emerged as priorities for us=E2=80=94the climate crisis an= d gender equality=E2=80=94and how they will factor into our next 20 years. =09 [Read our 2020 annual letter here](3D"=).=20 =20 =09=20 [3D"Bill] =20 = 3D" [3D"L=](3D"http=) [3D"Logo"](3D".=) [3D"Logo"](3D".=) [3D"Logo"](3D".=) =C2=A9 2020 The Gates Notes LLC | [Unsubscribe](3D"../../../LISABI~1/AppData/Local/Temp/Adobe/Drea=) ------=_Part_292632215_1120871115.1581339776366-- ------=_Part_292632214_554946554.1581339776366--